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This study examines the prediction of COVID-19 fear through depression, anxiety, and stress, with particular attention to ethnic differences among Iranian administrative employees.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A cross-sectional analysis was conducted with 524 participants from three ethnic groups (Fars, Turkmen, Mazandarani) recruited through convenience sampling from administrative offices in Gorgan, Iran. Standardized instruments (DASS-21, Fear of COVID-19 Scale) assessed psychological variables. Hierarchical regression and moderation analyses were performed using SPSS 22, with multicollinearity diagnostics (VIFs\u2009&lt;\u20092.55) and reliability metrics (\u03b1\u2009=\u20090.843\u20130.917).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Anxiety (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.324, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001) and stress (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.182, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004) significantly predicted COVID-19 fear explained 19.9% of the variance. Depression showed no significant predictive role despite a moderate bivariate correlation (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.315). Crucially, no ethnic differences emerged in fear levels (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.314), nor did ethnicity moderate psychological predictors (\u0394R\u00b2 = 0.001, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.547). Women reported significantly higher fear than men (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>While anxiety and stress are critical predictors of fear of COVID-19, the absence of ethnic disparities suggests that occupational homogeneity may attenuate ethnocultural differences in mental health outcomes during health crises. 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